
: Although mucosal healing (MH) is acknowledged as the treatment target in the treat-to-target era, there are limitations on repeated endoscopic examinations, especially in pediatric patients. We aimed to investigate whether fecal calprotectin (FC) could serve as a surrogate marker for the assessment of MH in pediatric patients with Crohn's disease (CD) who have achieved sustained clinical remission (CR) while treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents.This multicenter retrospective cross-sectional study included pediatric CD patients who had sustained a CR for at least 6 months with anti-TNF agents and who simultaneously underwent ileocolonoscopy and FC tests during follow-up. MH was defined as the absence of any ulcer on ileocolonoscopy.A total of 131 patients were included in this study. MH was observed in 87 patients (66.7%). The FC level was significantly lower in patients with MH than in those without MH (median 49.0 mg/kg vs 599.0 mg/kg; p<0.001). According to the multivariate logistic regression analysis, FC was the only factor associated with MH (odds ratio, 0.62; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.52 to 0.73; p<0.001). According to the receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the optimal cutoff value for FC for the association with MH was <140 mg/kg (area under the curve 0.890, 95% CI 0.829 to 0.951, sensitivity 78.2%, specificity 88.6%, p<0.001).FC was associated with MH in pediatric patients with CD who had achieved a sustained CR for at least 6 months with anti-TNF agents. In these patients, FC can be used to stratify patients and guide decisions regarding ileocolonoscopy in the treat-to-target era.
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Biomarkers / analysis, Adolescent, 610, RC799-869, Severity of Illness Index, Feces, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex / analysis*, Crohn Disease, adalimumab, Humans, Intestinal Mucosa, Infliximab / therapeutic use, Child, Retrospective Studies, child, Remission Induction, Adalimumab, Crohn disease, crohn disease, Diseases of the digestive system. Gastroenterology, Infliximab, Intestinal Mucosa / pathology*, Cross-Sectional Studies, Crohn Disease* / pathology, Feces / chemistry, adolescent, Original Article, Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors, Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors* / therapeutic use, infliximab, Leukocyte L1 Antigen Complex, Biomarkers, Crohn Disease* / drug therapy
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